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Classroom Visitation Policy

Sanders Elementary administration and staff encourage parents and guardians to work closely with their children’s teachers to provide a successful and safe learning environment.  Some parents want to walk their child to class in the morning to help the student get a “good start.” However, visitors in a classroom can become an interruption and/or a distraction to the teacher and the students.  Instructional time and safety must be highly respected, valued and guarded.  To protect the privacy of all students and to provide a successful and safe learning environment for all students, visiting parents/guardians must adhere to the SBDM Classroom Visitation Policy.

1. Parents and guardians must exit the building by the start of the school day at 9:05a.m.  (Exception: On the first day of school in August, parents are allowed to walk children to class in order to see the child’s classroom and teacher.)  If a parent or guardian needs to remain in the building for some reason, he/she must sign in at the office and get a visitors pass.  Teachers often arrive early or stay late to plan instruction.  Parents should respect this effort and support the teacher by making an appointment for a conference. Teachers must begin instruction at 9:05a.m.  Conferences will occur only during non-instructional time.

2. If a parent or guardian needs to speak with a teacher, he/she must check in at the front office to see if the teacher is available.  If the teacher is preparing for instruction or is teaching, the parent must schedule an appointment in advance with the teacher.  All parents visiting the building after 9:05a.m. must sign in at the main front office and must obtain a visitor’s pass.

3. If a parent or guardian wants to observe in his/her own child’s classroom, he/she must schedule a time to meet with the teacher for a classroom visit or a conference.  Parent and guardian formal observations of their child in a classroom may last no longer than one hour.  Parent and guardian formal observations in a classroom are limited to no more than two a month.  Parents wanting to observe longer than an hour or more than twice a month must have the approval of the principal and the classroom teacher prior to the visit.  The principal or the teacher may request that the parent leave if the observation is a disruption or distraction to the instructional process at any time.

4. Parents and guardians requesting a classroom visit must complete a classroom visitation form indicating the date, time and purpose of the visit.  All visitations and observations must be approved by the principal.

5. Parents or guardians wishing to participate in Field Trips or work with students on activities that require one-on-one involvement must have a State of Kentucky Volunteer Criminal Records Check on file in the office prior to participation.

6. Parents and guardians wishing to participate in Field Trips or other activities will not bring siblings or other children who are not Sanders students to those activities without prior approval of the principal. 

Last modified: 8/18/2009